About 50 area women will face off in the web competition, organized by the Buffalo chapter of Girl Develop It (GDI).

We want to have more women aware of the industry and coding and have events where they take part without feeling judged," said organizer Lena Levine with GDI Buffalo. "Usually a hackathon is male dominated so women feel intimidated."

With this event called GDI Hacks, women will get the chance to make their mark in a male dominated field while creating websites for nonprofit groups and minority businesses.

"Many of them don't have website or have something outdated so we welcome them to participate in the hackathon to help them develop the websites," Levine said.

Hackers will receive prizes for the most innovative sites after being judged by a panel of local tech experts.

GDI Hacks has already earned the support of companies like AT&T, which helped bring the hackathon to Buffalo, along with Hodgson Russ, InfoTech Niagara and Launch NY.

Levine says they realize how valuable the hackathon is to area women, "It can give you skills that you wouldn't be able to obtain elsewhere."

The event will take place Saturday, February 7 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the new 43North incubator on Ellicott Street.

It's not too late to take part. Women of all abilities, ages 16 and up, are required to register (for free) by Friday, Feb. 6 by clicking here.